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‘Payment for my silence’: A Brooklyn writer lost out on a $350K inheritance from her father after airing out the family’s dirty laundry — here’s what to do if you suddenly get disinherited / Moneywise

Read the article on Moneywise. By Sabina WexTracie McMillan found out that her father disinherited her via postage. In July 2023, the Brooklyn-based writer received a hand-written letter from her father, telling her that he was removing her from his will. The reason? McMillan recounted a physical altercation between them in her most recent book, … Read more

Capital & Main: Fire Season Front-Line Workers, Landmark Federal Ruling Against Union-Busting

Fire Season’s Front-Line Workers Get Organized Nathan Pipenberg, August 2, 2024Firefighters credit a perfect storm of more fires, low wages and dangerously high turnover rates for the trend. A Landmark Federal Ruling Against Union-Busting Has Boosted Organizing Gabriel Thompson, August 26, 2024Union elections are up in the year since the labor board created new penalties … Read more

My Disinheritance Gave Me What I Actually Needed / The Cut

When my dad wrote me out of his will, my future — and my relationship — felt more secure than ever. By Tracie McMillanSee original article. My dad disowned me last July. The news came in the mail. In a blocky script made wobbly with age — he’s 77 — my dad spent the first … Read more

Capital & Main: Maximus Federal Contract Re-Application, Occidental College Undergrad Workers

Occidental College Undergrad Workers Go Union Larry Buhl, June 21, 2024Vote adds to growing unionization among U.S. undergraduate workers. After Multiple Strikes, the Biden Administration Forces an Employer to Apply Again for Its Multibillion Dollar Contract Jesse Baum, June 11, 2024A new contract that requires “labor harmony” could be a model to empower millions who … Read more

The White Bonus mentioned in William Darity Jr.’s review of The Sum of Us for the Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy

Read the full review here. “On the other hand, McMillan (2024) documents the mon-etary value of whiteness in direct fashion in her new book The White Bonus: 1. Housing equity benefits from residen-tial segregation and discriminatory exclusion of blacks, 2. Employment discrimination boost for white wages, 3. Sub-stantial disproportionate white student access to gifted and … Read more

What’s the cash value of being white? / NPR Morning Edition with Michel Martin

Morning Edition, NPR • Michel Martin NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with author Tracie McMillan, whose journalistic memoir — The White Bonus — examines the cash value of institutional racism in the United States. Listen here: https://www.npr.org/2024/05/08/1249886153/what-s-the-cash-value-of-being-white-a-white-woman-poses-the-question-about-hers

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